Mountain Patrol Military Officer
Chapter 562 - 423: Digging the Demon Ancestor’s Grave! (4K+ Seeking Monthly Tickets)_2

Chapter 562: Chapter 423: Digging the Demon Ancestor’s Grave! (4K+ Seeking Monthly Tickets)_2

Thus, he was selected and brought into what the Hooked Snake referred to as the clan territory, which was a massive volcano!

Inside, it was a world unto itself, with buildings not much different from the ornate architecture of the human world. Then, the Heavenly Pass Demon General who had transformed told these selected Hooked Snakes that they would follow Lord Heavenly Dog on an expedition beyond the mountains. All the Hooked Snakes chosen by the snake scales roared with excitement and ferocity.

Before departing, those practicing cultivation outside were to enter the "Dragon Transformation Pool" once more, to hasten the awakening of their ancestor blood and wash away the curse’s traces.

Thus, Chen Yuan now found himself here, in the forbidden land of the Hooked Snake clan, the Dragon Transformation Pool!

This was also the first time Chen Yuan truly witnessed the unique hierarchical system and societal structure of the Devil Race!

Low-level clan members were raised in the mountains like beasts, fighting and hunting, whereas high-level demons behaved similarly to humans, albeit in a simple and crude manner.

At this moment, Chen Yuan suddenly appeared at the deepest part of the Dragon Transformation Pool!

Before entering, he took care to watch for the bloodline marks left by the Hooked Snake clan, to avoid exposing himself. Upon entering this magma pool, he discovered that his Hooked Snake Essence Blood indeed became agitated, but was quickly suppressed by another majestic call.

The Fire Phoenix within his Fire God Storage cried out joyfully, as the fiery red Parasol Leaf growing on the coffin board shivered, unleashing a suction force.

Thereafter, Chen Yuan’s body began to frantically absorb the Fire Essence from this magma pool!

Upon sensing this change, he immediately cut off the suction force, lest his anomaly be discovered here—like hiding a secret in plain sight.

He sensed many eyes secretly observing!

Though he did not perceive any threatening energy towards him, he was part of an important plan, so caution was paramount.

Yet, sensing his Fire God Storage’s craving for this Essence Qi, his curiosity grew, considering that the coffin board was made from Parasol Divine Wood, it might contain something special.

Thus, Chen Yuan watched as his "companions" in the Dragon Transformation Pool awakened their ancestor blood and roared in intense agony, then quietly submerged deeper!

As he dove deeper into this magma pool, Chen Yuan was surprised to find the environment quite similar. With depth, the color of the magma changed, and the temperature became increasingly terrifying.

However, with the Fire Phoenix Divine Fire in his possession, he moved through the pool like a fish in water, diving all the way to the deepest part. Initially excited by the scene, he then saw a beast bone!

The anomalies of this Dragon Transformation Pool were born from this beast bone.

This discovery left Chen Yuan, who had hoped to find a surprise, somewhat disappointed. His anticipated surprise was, of course, the Luck Spirit Root!

Obviously, he was being greedy!

This Fire Domain was terrifying yet could not match the legendary General Mountain’s deepest location, where the coffin was surrounded by a golden fire domain that even Martial Treasure Great Divine Ability Users avoided. Chen Yuan once used it amid the Tianxiong Pass rebellion and Qingshan County battle to astonishing effect.

However, the tomb on General Mountain involved "Baiyu Capital" and Parasol Divine Wood—each a remarkable subject.

The effects from this beast bone were indeed extraordinary!

Observing the bone’s form and sensing the pressure, Chen Yuan surmised it was the remains of an ancestor from the Hooked Snake clan.

He didn’t know how many moons this corpse had been here, still maintaining such pressure, but it certainly was at the Dragon Tiger Level Great Demon!

Perhaps even more powerful!

Such remains were naturally valuable treasures!

Encountering it in the demon clan’s ancestral tomb, Chen Yuan couldn’t afford to hesitate even for a second—he decided to dig it up!

Facing the clan’s heavily fortified prohibitions outside, as one versed in array formations, he effortlessly broke through. It wasn’t that the Hooked Snake clan’s prohibitions weren’t strong enough, but they were anchored to the Fire Domain here. With array formation divine power, Dharma Eye’s prohibition-breaking Divine Light, and Fire Phoenix Divine Fire, the three forces worked together to create an opening without causing disturbances, allowing him to slip in.

Now, he was initially refining the Demon Bone, conjuring divine fire to envelop it, and the golden threads from last time were slowly being refined into his body, circulating, entering the Fire God Storage, absorbed by the Fire Phoenix within, while the Parasol Divine Leaf turned fiery red, slowly drawing new branches from the wooden planks.

Meanwhile, within him, the tiny droplet of Hooked Snake Essence Blood relentlessly boiled, impurities transformed into wisps of black gas that faded away, fresh red blood glistened, and a faint power began awakening. The power wasn’t large but startlingly pure, channeling fragmentary streams of information.

Chen Yuan didn’t halt this process. He sealed his apertures, preventing the breath from leaking out, taking a keen interest.

Was this the so-called "ancestor blood" awakening as mentioned by demons?

It’s known that the power of these demons largely derives from ancestral power passed down through their bloodline, some innately, some acquired. The Devil Race engrave their heritage within their blood, passing it from generation to generation, lasting long.

However, with each generation, their blood grows increasingly impure, weakening in force, unable to independently awaken, or only partly awakening after reaching a cultivation stage.

This is the concept of ancestor blood awakening, the primary means by which the Demon Clan gains strength!

Previously, Chen Yuan learned the Demon Transformation divine skill, which evolved into the Heavenly Mastery Divine Power Fetal Transformation, allowing him to contain myriad energies and evolve endlessly, thus daring to venture into the depths of the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Experiencing genuine demonic heritage awakening at that moment was truly miraculous.

However, upon receiving the news from Gongsun Yang that Chuanzhong Pass had mobilized, he didn’t waste time on this, collected his emotions, intensified the firepower, sped up the refinement of the White Jade Demon Bone, stripping the golden threads, fully absorbing them.

Simultaneously, his awareness extended constantly, attuning to external movements. Thankfully, the calm persisted, with multiple layers of Concealing Qi Divine Ability plus exterior prohibitions subtly aiding concealment.

After all, the Devil Race here would never fathom that, in the human-absent, demon-rampant Yin Mountain’s base, someone would excavate their ancestral tomb!

In this "quiet," the demon bone being refined shrank, the golden threads dwindling.

Roughly an hour later, the demon bone converted into a stream of white jade pulp, the remaining gold threads mostly extracted.

Despite lacking leisure for slow refining, Chen Yuan opened his mouth wide, swallowing the divine fire along with it.

His pupils flashed, he spat out, ejecting golden magma, replenishing the diminished magma due to the removal of the demon bone—stirred it, then a golden light shot from the snake pupil.

The golden light transformed into the image of the demon bone!

After completing this, Chen Yuan’s gaze flickered, he approached the prohibitions’ edge, replicated the process, creating an exit through the barrier, then left swiftly towards the upper magma.

After half a cup of tea time,

"Splash!"

A green light surged from the magma pool, crashing onto nearby volcanic rock, a pair of cold green snake eyes surveyed the surroundings!

A dense swarm of demon shadows appeared around, the demonic energy intensified.

And more Hooked Snakes emerged from within.

Chen Yuan was among those exiting midway from this batch.

When all the Hooked Snakes were out.

The Heavenly Pass Demon General who led them opened his mouth expressionlessly,

"Let’s go, it’s time to depart!"